Chapter Twenty-Three: The Hundred Dawns of the Rivers and Lakes
Li Shimin was very interested in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and when he saw that he was about to arrive in Meixian, he ordered to speed up the march, and he would go into the city at night to listen to the charm of the original "Condor Shooting" and how the two boys were fascinated.
The new county commander of Meixian County is also surnamed Cui, and he has just taken office. Only then did Wenyi know that after Cui Zhongting went back last time, the first thing he did was to dismiss Cui Deyou and punish him to guard the ancestral grave, basically this is the end of his life. And that Zhang Yuanwai was confiscated from his family property due to various violations and violations, and was exiled to Yumen Pass to count the sand, and this generation will not be able to come back. This Cui County Commander is a good person at first glance, and Li Shimin's various government affairs questions are answered without leakage, which makes Li Shimin very satisfied. It's just that before leaving, he reported to Li Shimin that there are a lot of rangers in the county, and they all claim to be heroes, what to help the grandmother cross the road, help the poor find a chicken, find a dog, greatly improve the county's public security environment, no matter where it happens, as long as the mung bean is the size of a mung bean to take an egg from the people, countless heroes will instantly appear and send them to the county government after beating them, leaving only a sentence "I am a certain hero, when the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, catch a thief and hand it over to the government." And he walked away. I am very puzzled, when did the rangers start to maintain social order.
Li Shimin was also inexplicable, but he faintly felt in his heart that it should be related to "Shooting the Condor". didn't say anything, just asked Cui County to order the people to govern well, and then took Wenyi, Cheng Chumo, Yu Chi Baolin and a few guards to the miscellaneous house.
From a distance, I saw that the direction of the miscellaneous house was bustling and the voices of people were boiling, so it was not lively. When you walk in, you can see that most of them are men wearing patches and tall horses, and at a glance, you can see that most of them are brave and ruthless, and there are many young children scurrying around. Although it was chaotic, no one caused trouble, even if it was hit by those little babies, it was just a double slap on the buttocks. Qin Wu and the others were like facing a great enemy, their hands had already touched the hilt of the knife, and they were ready to draw their saviors at any time. Li Shimin didn't care, but squeezed into the crowd with great interest, preparing to go inside to listen to the lecture of the King of Kuaizui. I don't know who shouted: "The king of fast mouths is telling the story!" Brothers, hurry inside! The black-pressed rangers and little children all rushed in. When has Li Shimin ever seen such a scene? As soon as one foot stepped into the door, he was instantly squeezed outside by the crowd, and he could only look at the door in a daze.
Qin Wu and they were also shocked, the scene was too terrifying, when could a storyteller have such great charm? It attracts so many people to listen to the book. Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaoyi, there are so many people, what should we do?" ”
Wenyi thought about it and smiled weirdly, and shouted loudly: "Jianghu Baixiao is here, why don't you wait for the heroes to get out of the way?" ”
The rangers were stunned for a moment, and they all turned their heads to look at them, not knowing what literature and art meant.
Wenyi took a few steps forward and said with a smile: "All the heroes are invited, my son-in-law is the famous 'Bai Xiaosheng' in the rivers and lakes, and this time he is here to make the 'Jianghu Master Ranking'." Aren't all the heroes going to let my son-in-law go in and talk in detail? ”
Li Shimin was a little confused, "Bai Xiaosheng"? When did he become "Bai Xiaosheng", let's see what ideas this kid has first, it sounds very interesting.
The rangers were also stunned, and then someone said, "I don't know what I mean?" ”
Literature and art said: "The ranking of masters of rivers and lakes, as the name suggests, is a ranking of rivers and lakes made by heroes, whether it is a hero or not, it is not boastful, it must be recognized by everyone." As long as the brothers tell us about your chivalrous deeds and righteousness, for the country and the people, we will put you on the list. Of course, as a hero, martial arts can't be too low. Let's go in and talk about the details. ”
Everyone is overjoyed, so that they will not have the opportunity to make a name for themselves? made their debut one after another and invited Li Shimin in. Li Shimin pretended to have a friendly smile and walked in calmly. As soon as I entered, I saw a table in the middle of the hall, and a spirited old man was standing behind the table. Wenyi hurriedly stopped: "This is Mr. Wang, who is known as the 'King of Wonderful Mouths and Flowers'?" Today, my son-in-law wants to discuss some things in your place, please bear with me. ”
Although the old man Wang felt inexplicable, he was also a thoughtful person, so he hurriedly nodded and said, "It's okay, please invite the son in, and the old man will talk about it later." ”
Wenyi nodded and invited Li Shimin to the center of the venue. Qin Wu moved the chair, and Li Shimin bowed to the surroundings and sat down calmly. Seeing that those rangers had settled down, Wenyi said: "All the heroes, are you all here to listen to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"? ”
Everyone nodded in unison, and Wenyi continued: "Hero, what is a hero?"
Angry hair rushed to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rest. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, and be fierce. Thirty fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. Don't wait, the young man's head is white, empty and sad.
When the courtiers hate, when will they perish. Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain. Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for Xiongnu blood. To start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky.
This party is a hero, not a robber or a roadblocker. Today, my son-in-law is known as 'Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng', and I am willing to set up two lists for all good men to help you become famous and prosperous. One of them is that the 'Jianghu Master Ranking' is mainly ranked by the level of martial arts, regardless of origin, whether it is a bandit, a green forest, or a decent person, only talking about martial arts and nothing else. The second is the 'Jianghu Heroes Ranking', which does not look at the level of martial arts, but only looks at whether it has chivalrous deeds and righteousness, protecting the family and defending the country. And those who do evil will not be on the list. Therefore, heroes must not only be strong in martial arts, but also have a heart that cares about the people of the world. If you can make it to the top two times in a row, then you are a real hero! ”
The crowd was full of enthusiasm and discussion, when someone shouted, "I wonder how capable you are of knowing what we are doing?" And how do you assess who makes the list? ”
Wenyi smiled and said: "The ranking of masters in the rivers and lakes is easy, and every three years we will hold a martial arts competition at the top of Huashan, called 'Huashan on the Sword' to determine the ranking." And the list of heroes in the rivers and lakes is simpler, but all major events will be spread all over the world, such as the King of Qin Li Shimin 5,000 against Wang Shichong's 200,000 army and won the battle, so that the people near Yucheng will not suffer from the swords, this is the example of heroes, so at present, King Li Shimin of Qin is the first on the list of heroes! I wonder if you guys have any objections? ”
Li Shimin's face turned red when he heard Wenyi boasting about himself, but fortunately, he fought all year round, his skin was slightly dark, and he couldn't see it due to the lack of light in the hall.
The rangers below were boiling, and from time to time they came out: "King Qin is indeed the first, and the five thousand foot soldiers dare to regret Wang Shichang's 200,000 elite soldiers, admire!" "If I had been there at the time, I would have been scared to pee, King Qin is really powerful!" ...
Wenyi waited for a while and waved his hand to make everyone quiet, and when everyone stopped making a sound, Wenyi said: "We came here mainly to invite all the heroes to spread a message to the rivers and lakes: On the night of the full moon, the top of Huashan, the first in the world, who else is me?" Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng will wait for all heroes to come to discuss the sword on the night of the full moon next year on the top of Mount Huashan! ”
Everyone was even more excited, and they all said that they would spread this word all over the world, and they would definitely go to see it then!
The effect of literature and art has been achieved, so he arched his hand to the king of fast mouths, saying that it was time for him to come up and tell the story. came to the stage with Li Shimin, and all the men hurriedly gave them a tea table, bowed their hands on the side, and reported that they hoped that Bai Xiaosheng could rank themselves in the rankings. After being busy for another half an hour, the fast-mouthed king patted Xingmu and said: "Last time, it was said that Hong Qigong ate a chicken from Huang Rong, and passed on one of the eighteen palms of the dragon descending to Guo Jing, 'Kang Long has regrets', and today I will continue to talk about 'Chapter 13 Five Lakes Waste People'..."
The hall was instantly silent, and the pin drop could be heard. Everyone hurriedly shut up and listened intently to the king of quick mouths. Li Shimin also listened to it with relish, so it was good to follow everyone too.
Wait for the fast mouth king to pick up the awakening wood again and pat it and say: "I want to know what happens next, and listen to the next decomposition!" After saying that, he bowed his hand to everyone. Those heroes suddenly began to scold, and they all said that they wouldn't talk about it just after talking about the key, so shameless and shameless! Although he scolded, he took some copper plates from his arms and threw them at the fast-mouthed king, and the grumpy old man greeted the old man in the face. Old man Wang has long been accustomed to it, and he is not angry, and he will protect his head and face with grapefruit in one fell swoop. There was another burst of scolding.
Li Shimin was also hung up on his appetite, and now he scratched his heart like a hundred claws, took out a handful of silver leaves from his arms and said to the old man Wang: "The prince of Kuaizui Wang knows that you only talk about one chapter a day, but I can't stay here longer, I hope you can appreciate your face and talk about another chapter." After speaking, he threw the silver leaf towards the old man Wang. Old man Wang was trying to see who asked him to talk about another chapter, but as soon as he put down his sleeves, he was smashed in the face by silver leaves. Old man Wang smiled happily, ignored the copper plate on the ground, quickly took the silver leaf into his arms, and arched his hand to Li Shimin and said: "Thank you for the reward of the son, thanks to the love of the son, the old man will talk about another chapter." After speaking, he picked up the waking wood and slapped it on the table, and said, "Everyone, take a break, and listen to the old man say another chapter of 'Peach Blossom Island Lord'...."
In this way, in order to enjoy listening to it for himself, Li Shimin not only threw the money in his arms, but also threw the private money of Qin Wu and Qin Liu. Wenyi consciously handed over his copper plate to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin looked at the thirty or so copper plates and showed a disdainful look at Wenyi. Literature and art feel aggrieved, what's wrong with less money? There are no paper money, who has nothing to do with so many copper plates, and the silver leaves are not something I can afford.
The people who came to listen to the book tonight can be described as a pleasure, and the fast-talking king spit and talked about four chapters in a row, until Li Shimin spent all the money and did not stop talking, and he was so tired that he picked up the teapot and poured it violently.
When everyone dispersed, Wenyi asked Li Shimin to follow King Kuaizui to his residence, and then introduced to King Kuaizui: "Grandpa Wang, this is His Royal Highness King Qin, I came here today just to listen to you, your old man is proud of his peers." ”
When the fast-talking king heard this, he was so excited that he swayed, and he was about to kneel as soon as his legs were weak. Li Shimin hurriedly held him up and said: "The old man doesn't have to be like this, this king has come to hurt you for a long time this time, and he is very sorry not to go, please bear with the old man." ”